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Up in the loft
Up the backless staircase, to the dark ahead This is the loft of my place, with memories long dead Oh, but yesterday I heard it, with it's haunting mournful cry, I don't know how I'll word it, but I'll look it in the eye
CHORUS: Something's Up in the loft, better shake it down Cobweb trim on a corseted gown, Mirrors reflecting an alien face, daggers dissecting and leaving no trace Something's Up in the Loft
A brown and binded ledger, with a spider squished inside I trimmed it with the edger, but the stain I couldn't hide I glanced upon it's pages, my heart had filled with dread "Thou art doomed throughout the ages", was all the damned thing said
BRIDGE: Shadows dancing on the wall, Footsteps sounding down the hall, The candle's short but the flame burns tall, Something's Up in the Loft
I dusted off the steamer trunk, I broke the frozen latch I opened to some slimy gunk, with an egg about to hatch The room filled with a thin glow, the egg began to sway So I threw it out the window, and watched it fly away
Green are the hills
Green are the hills of the land I call home far across the sea And green are the eyes of my one true love who was cruelly torn from me
Red is the sand of the land I now roam in the heat of the day And red was the blood that was spilled from her wounds as her spirit slipped away
Pale is the moon in the heavens above where she waits for me And pale was her skin as she breathed her last Lying there 'neath the old rowan tree
Black is the night and the hearts of the beasts who would pose as men And black is the space she has left in my heart that will never fill again
Voices of the sea
Oo, let the wind fill your sail, oo, good weather to you prevail Thus call all the Voices of the Sea, to which whose spell not a sailor can be free
The ship was called the Golden Swan, when it came to port not a man was on, and none knew where they'd gone They'd sailed through a pass of jagged rocks, upon which a fair-haired maiden combed her locks She got her tail tangled in a cord, and to help her every sailor jumped off board Sailor, sailor, help me free, your trusted lover I will be, if you just believe in me
They swam in a sea as warm as mother's milk, caressed by hands as sweet and soft as silk They gazed in eyes that sparkled through the sea, oh sailor, sailor, come make love to me Come gambol through the raging tide, swim forever by my side, on the waves as one we'll ride
Their castle lay within a golden bed, of sunken treasure from the drowned dead Oh sailors, all this gold is yours one day, if only you'll believe in what we say Never question what you do, your life, it will remain with you, if you'll just believe we're true
They dined on fish and drank of bottled wine, and danced with the mermaids through the salted brine This wonderland was too much to believe, and with that thought, the sailors found they couldn't breathe They tried to swim up to the sky, but they found the towering waves too high, and the mermaids began to cry
Oo, let the wind fill your sail, oo, good weather to you prevail, oo, let the wind fill your sail
Gruagach!
Deep within the forest dark Lies a beast with baleful bark Feasting on a infant's soul Cross its path and pay the toll
TURNAROUND: Aire! Gruagach! Aire! Gruagach!
Pass not through the village gate Sun has set and day is late If you walk alone at night You meet black and grey and white
Crouched upon a rock or tree It eats either you or me It needs neither knife nor bowl Drinks your blood out of your skull
Eyes to flame a fearful red Claws to rend a body dead Teeth to strip your white bones bare They knit mittens from your hair
They will tan your hide for shoes Boil your fat to grease their stews Singing shanties to your groans Playing pipes of hollowed bones
Bridge: Run, hide, stay inside! Listen unto me! Dark sport is the court of the Unseelie!
I have saved these words for last Learn them well and hold them fast Never venture from your bed Else your very soul is dead!
Gypsy Bardic tinker people
Gypsy bardic tinker people, Singing all night in the church's steeple They build a fire on the chapel lawn, Dance around 'til the crack of dawn, When the mists are parted then you'll find them gone Those gypsy bardic tinker people
Some folk say they're all demented, But it seems to me they're quite contented They live their days from end to start, To us they seem like they're worlds apart, But have you looked deep into the heart Of the gypsy bardic tinker people
CHORUS: Swirl and turn, Crackle and burn, You'd be surprised at what you'd learn Cry and laugh, Take and give It's not what you have, but how you live With the gypsy bardic tinker people
With horse and cart and a family fire, The spirits here couldn't get much higher Of land and sky, they love it all, Proud to stand but honour a fall, For living life is the highest call, Of the gypsy bardic tinker people
They speak the truth for the ears that hear it, We won't believe, but we're happy to fear it With secret ways and whispers low, We're all so glad to see them go, But we miss the wonders that we'll never know Of the gypsy bardic tinker people
With morning prayers and midnight revels, The town is thinkin' they all are devils, These ancient ways are solid set, We'd save their souls but we haven't yet, Cause they're closer to heaven then ever we'll get Those gypsy bardic tinker people
Swirl and turn, Crackle and burn, To honour life is what you'd learn Cry and laugh,Take and give It's not what you have, but how you live With the gypsy bardic tinker people
Waters in the hold
Hear the rain fallin' from the mizzen mast Feel the pain, knowin' that you cannot last It's the song of siren screamin' in your head Not too long and lad, you're gonna end up dead!
CHORUS: So drive it through the water A few feet more, you got her! Just ram into the rock And then feel it pitch and shock 'til your blood is pumping cold Laddie, then there's water Water's in the hold!
Touch of bubbles on your salted skin No more troubles as you drift on in Breath is leaving, you don't need that air Death ain't grievin' and we just don't care!
Hold me close, hold me fast Make this dark and wet night last Water's in the hold!
Wrapped in ocean, you belong to me Trapped in motion now, you can't get free In my grips it seems you have to stay Kiss my lips 'cause lad, it's best that way!
Gypsy's Fire
Bite of spring, little kiss of rain, Nature sings with her wild refrain, Heed the call of the old town crier, "I've just seen the first gypsy fire!"
CHORUS: 'round and 'round, Higher and higher, Spirits bound by a wild desire, Let it raze the very town entire, All ablaze with a gypsy's fire!
Sweating heat in the summer steam, makes a body glisten and gleam, Sunburnt arms in the evening- warm and tight, Slip and slide on a gypsy night
Muscles stretch in the autumn breeze, Ripened vines help to tangle and tease, Harvest comes in the midst of flower and thorn, Bonfires burn 'til the night is worn
Winter snow cannot still the heat That commands gypsy hearts to beat, Tumbling deep down beneath the furs can bring Bright, budding gypsies in the spring!
'round and 'round, Natures' wheel will turn, In that pattern every heart can burn, Every season as the sun retires- Watch you sharp for those gypsy fires
The Whistling Gypsy Rover
The whistling gypsy's come over the hill Down by the river so shady, He whistled and he sang 'til the greenwoods rang, 'Cause he won the heart of a lady.
CHORUS: Ow-de-do, ow-de-do-da-day, Ow-de-do, ow-de-da-ay He whistled and he sang 'til the greenwoods rang, 'Cause he won the heart of a lady.
She left her home by the castle gate She left her own true lover She left her servants and her estate To follow the gypsy rover
Her father saddled up his fastest steed Rode through the valleys all over Sought his daughter at greatest speed And followed the gypsy rover.
At last he came at last to a castle fine, Down by the river Claydee And there was music and there was wine, For the gypsy and his lady.
"He is no gypsy, my father" says she "But lord of these valleys all over, And I shall stay 'til my dying day With my whistling gypsy rover."
Gypsy's Home
Don't tell a Gypsy she has no home For the land is mine where ever I roam. To a single place I may not return For a Gypsy's home is where the heart will burn.
CHORUS: For the road is wide and the sky is tall And before I die I will see it all Yes, the road is wide and the sky is tall And before I die I will see it all
Don't tell a Gypsy she has no heart Though my eyes are dry when we needs must part. For the gift of love I will give you free It will last forever between you and me.
Don't tell a Gypsy she has no soul Though my path will tread where the heathens stroll If you walk a day that is bright and fair When you kiss the wind you will find me there.
FINAL CHORUS: For the road is wide and the sky is tall And before I die I will see it all Yes, my road is wide and my sky is tall And before I die I will see it all
Wolfen One
Wolfen one, You are my midday moon and I, your midnight sun- Wolfen one, Our journey's at an end but life has just begun-
When first we met, I thought That what I felt could not be true- But through the sharing of our hearts There now is one where there was two-
Left to right, the meeting of the darkened day and dawning night- Drum to tune, the joining of the shining sun and silver moon-
I knew the risk I took when down beside you I had laid, And lo, the breath of two new lives was well worth the price I paid-
Wolfen one, come dance with me and gaze back at which we have done- Wolfen one, we've sown the threads by which the future shall be spun- Wolfen one, You are my midday moon and I, your midnight sun- Wolfen one-
Hap n' Frog
Hap'n Frog in the summer rain, munchin' on flies and he can't complain- Callin' "Mr. Raccoon are you still there?" and he's answered back by the tortoise and hare-
CHORUS: Singin' "Hey, hey, what do you say? Let's all dance on a summer's day!" "Hey, hey, what do you say? Let's all dance on a summer's day!"
Hap'n Frog and he's singing a song, makin' up words as he hops along- Finally sees Mr. Red Raccoon, and together they make up a dandy tune!
Hap'n Frog and he's hitchin' a ride, gets picked up by the ocean tide- The waves they troll him out to sea, But he can swim better than you or me!
Hap'n Frog's caught by a bird, screamin' so loud Mr. Raccoon heard- Mr. Raccoon comes then to settle the score, 'Cause that's what the Froggie's friends are for!
Hap'n Frog's singing in the rain, Mr. Raccoon's got a new refrain- Together they're joined by the tortoise and hare, and there never was a summer night so fair!
REPEAT CHORUS TWICE
Wooden Toy Sword
Oh a father and son, they were bonded as one But the heart of the family soon tore For out sounded the call, to one and to all That the king and the land went to war
Oh, the laddie he cried, but his father denied To bring the young soldier along "For your might I award this wooden toy sword And I charge you to carry this song"
CHORUS: Won't you come and wait for me at the gate With your wooden toy sword in your hand? It is then I will come with the beat of the drum From defending my king and my land
So the father, he taught his son as he ought To defend both his hearth and his home But soon came the day that his Da went away Across the wild horses of foam
He practiced 'til night with skill and with might To learn how to fight for a king and he'd shun other boys with their useless new toys And he'd whistle a song and he'd sing
Oh the years slowly turned, broad shoulders grew burned Fine hair lengthened to a proud mane In the middle of spring with a fell practice swing The toy sword had broken in twain
The break caused him harm, as the wood pierced his arm And the blood flowed quite free to the ground As his vision grew dim the wind mourned out a hymn That echoed these words round and round
Though the day had grown late the young man went to wait And unsteadily gazed at the sky As the red sun sank low, it soon caused him to know That his last day of childhood would die
The stars swam across the night sky with his loss And his father appeared in that sea And the drum of his heart nearly broke him apart As he fell to the ground on one knee
For he'd come to wait for his Da at the gate With a broken toy sword in his hand From beyond death he'll come with the beat of love's drum To honour his son and his land
Hap 'n frog of Cambredth
Hap'n' Frog sittin on the road, Lookin' just like any other toad- Bright lights flash from way off far, Little does he know it's a moving car- He jumps aside, it's not too late, He won't be part of the interstate- Touches ground and sounds his cry, "HOW MANY OF YOU CAN CATCH A FLY?"
Rambo Frog travels by the moon, Meets with Mr Red Raccoon- Soon they're joined by Tortoise & Hare, To make sure the animals all play fair- A fight's broke out near the water hole, The natives have all lost control- Froggy's boys come from on high, "HOW MANY OF YOU CAN CATCH A FLY?"
The fight goes on, a cry is heard, Rambo Frog's caught by a bird- But don't you fret and don't you frown, Red Raccoon's gonna bring him down! The dust is up and we hear a wail, Froggy's pluckin' Birdie's tail! Boot that bird butt to the sky, "HOW MANY OF YOU CAN CATCH A FLY?"
Dawn is broke, it's time to roam, All of the animals wander home- They've paid the price and had a ball, Can't wait for the next big brawl- Rambo Frog whistles up a tune, Joined by Mr Red Raccoon- Tortise and Hare wave them good-bye, "HOW MANY OF YOU CAN CATCH A FLY?"
Hap'n' Frog sittin' on the road, Lookin' just like any other toad- Bright lights flash from way off far, But now he knows it's a moving car! He jumps aside, it's not too late, One point less for the interstate! Touches ground and sounds his cry, "HOW MANY OF YOU CAN CATCH A FLY?"
Yo ho!
Sittin' at the dockside linin' for fish, With all idle time that a man could wish The world goes black with a crack on the head, Wake with an ache and a belly unfed, Take a look around and you wish you were dead, 'Cause you're Workin' on a Slaver!!
CHORUS 1: Singin' YO HO, Crack your Back in Two! As you pull the oars of the galleon YO HO, Crack your Back in Two! As you row your soul away
Can't wait in the mornin' for the day to end, WORKIN' ON A SLAVER! And the touch of the whip is your only friend WORKIN' ON A SLAVER! They'll work you hard and they'll work you fast, When you get enough courage to talk at last, Then they'll wrap your entrails around the mainmast, When you're Workin' on a Slaver!!
CHORUS 1
Well, the food they serve ends up at your feet, WORKIN' ON A SLAVER! If you eat ship rats then you get more meat WORKIN' ON A SLAVER!! You raise the oars at the captain's call, And no one claims that it hurts them at all, 'Cause it's nothin' when compared to a good keel-haul When you're Workin' on a Slaver!!!
CHORUS 2: What do you do with a broken sailor, What do you do with a broken sailor, What do you do with a broken sailor, Early in the morning
Way, hey, up he rises, Way, hey, up he rises, Way, hey, up he rises, Early in the morning
Throw him overboard and drag 'im on the anchor Throw him overboard and drag 'im on the anchor Throw him overboard and drag 'im on the anchor Early in the morning
Feed him to the sharks 'till the bones is floatin' Feed him to the sharks 'till the bones is floatin' Feed him to the sharks 'till the bones is floatin' Early in the morning
CHORUS 2
Hang him from the mast as a jolly roger, Hang him from the mast as a jolly roger, Hang him from the mast as a jolly roger, Early in the morning
CHORUS 2
What do you do with a broken sailor, What do you do with a broken sailor, What do you do with a broken sailor, Early in the morning
There is no escapin' of the devilish pit, WORKIN' ON A SLAVER! If you talk revolution then your tongue gets split WORKIN' ON A SLAVER! You can't speak truth and you don't dare lie, If you make them kill you then you're braver than I, 'Cause they think of hellish ways for a man to die, When you're Workin' on a Slaver!!!
CHORUS 1
Melanie_Galanodel · Fri Dec 28, 2007 @ 03:46am · 0 Comments |
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